mail carrier

noun

Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Police said Wheat was working as a mail carrier in Kennesaw when she’s accused of swiping credit cards from at least two residents on her route. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025 He was employed at P.H. Selley in Mankato, MN, as a mail carrier for 9 years. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 In 1925, Hass (rhymes with pass) was 33 years old and earning 25 cents an hour as a mail carrier in Pasadena. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025 Once home to carpenters, electricians and mail carriers, property values have skyrocketed over the intervening decades, especially as owners have renovated the once-small houses to add more bedrooms and bathrooms. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mail carrier

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mail carrier was in 1788

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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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mail carrier

noun
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